Property History

5, TEST CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK41 7SY

All transactions shown for this property are Category A sales. This means all sales were at market value in an arms length transaction.

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Date Price £/sq ft (based on EPC) Type Tenure New Build? Category
24-02-2017 £425,000 £326 Detached Freehold No A
25-06-2013 £290,000 £223 Detached Freehold No A
27-02-2003 £214,950 £165 Detached Freehold No A

Matched EPC Certificates

EPC records are first filtered to the same postcode, then ranked using PostgreSQL fuzzy matching across address components (PAON, SAON/unit, street and locality). The Match score reflects this weighted address similarity, and higher scores indicate stronger confidence the EPC belongs to this property.

Lodgement Date Rating Potential Address floor space (sq ft) Match Score View
28 Jan 2016 C B 5, Test Close 1,302 High (100) View
08 Mar 2013 D B 5, Test Close 1,259 High (100) View

Estimated Council Tax

2026/27 estimate

£2,472–£3,021 per year

Likely Bands D–E · standard two-adult charge

Based on 3 recorded sales, adjusted to 1991 values using house-price indices.

This is an estimate, not the property's official band or bill. It uses Bedford average Council Tax charges; the actual amount can vary by parish, local levy, discounts, premiums and exemptions.

Property Deprivation Information
Bedford 005F (E01017458)
Note: “Deprivation” is a statistical term about access to resources and services; it is not a label on people or places.
Decile
8 / 10
Rank
26,853 / 33,755

Higher decile/rank values indicate less deprivation (better).

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Nearby schools

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1 Outstanding · 4 Good · 1 Requires improvement · 4 without a current rating

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Crime Trends in MK41 7SY

Stable

Crime is up 6.3% over the past year, driven by increases in drugs and offset by decreases in robbery.

Compared to the previous 12 months, based on reported crimes within ~500m of this postcode.

Monthly Crime Volume (last 24 months, hover over to see detail)

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Overall Change
+6.3%
Stable trend
Rising Most
Drugs
200% (low volume)
Falling Most
Robbery
-100%
Crime Profile for this Postcode (Last 12 months)
Crime Type Total % 12m Change
Violence and sexual offences 65 38.9%
+1.6% vs +0.8% nationally
Anti-social behaviour 36 21.6%
+50% vs -1.6% nationally
Vehicle crime 18 10.8%
-10% vs -10.2% nationally
Criminal damage and arson 15 9%
+7.1% vs -4.1% nationally
Other theft 8 4.8%
+60% vs -6.7% nationally
Other crime 7 4.2%
+16.7% vs -4.2% nationally
Public order 7 4.2%
-58.8% vs -4.8% nationally
Drugs 6 3.6%
+200% vs +8.9% nationally
Burglary 3 1.8%
+50% vs -7.9% nationally
Possession of weapons 2 1.2%
+100% vs +6.2% nationally

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Median Price of a Detached in MK41 7SY

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